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Drug trafficking near UNF: “Operation Cash Flow” bust

Sam Chaney | Feb 8, 2018

The St. John’s Town Center near UNF gets plenty of foot traffic between local families and the nearby college students, but recently the shopping plaza has also seen a different, more illegal form of...

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UPD recruits new Safety Rangers

Sam Chaney | Feb 8, 2018

In trying to survive the UNF Hunger Games known as parking, students have to search for a space, dodge citations and try to avoid colliding with each other both physically and emotionally. Now, however,...

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Presidential Search Committee Narrows it Down to Five

Presidential Search Committee Narrows it Down to Five

Colin McCann and Liliana Kendall | Feb 7, 2018

After two days of interviews and discussion, the Presidential Search Committee made a decision on the five finalists: David Szymanski, Kevin Carman, Rhonda Phillips, John Floros, and Roger Thompson....

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Final candidate Roger Thompson's interview with the committee was conducted via satellite video. Photo by Liliana Kendall

Presidential Search Update: Committee interviews final candidates

The search for a new UNF president continued this afternoon as more presidential candidates were interviewed.  Interview with Yi Li UNF presidential candidate Yi Li is the provost and vice president...

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UNF Student Affairs plan to improve tailgating following suspension

UNF Student Affairs plan to improve tailgating following suspension

Joslyn Simmons, Sports Editor | Feb 7, 2018

Days after the suspension of tailgating, the Department of Student Affairs are working on a plan to revamp the system, according to Vice President of Student Affairs Everett Malcolm,. “We are not...

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The Presidential Search Committee interviews candidate David Szymanski in 2018. Photo by Colin McCann.

Presidential Search Update: Committee interviews two more candidates

Charlie Needles | Feb 7, 2018

This morning, the Presidential Search Committee interviewed two more candidates hoping to take over current UNF President John Delaney's seat following his retirement on May 31. Interview with Kevin...

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Gov. Rick Scott (left) Sen. Bill Nelson (right) Photo courtesy Creative Commons

Nelson leads over Scott in Florida Senate Race, UNF poll shows

Tiffany Salameh | Feb 7, 2018

Sen. Bill Nelson is beginning to take the lead over Republican Gov. Rick Scott, a new UNF poll shows. Overall, it showed Nelson leading Scott 48-42 percent in a poll surveying 429 likely Florida voters. Both...

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The Presidential Search Committee interviews candidate David Szymanski in 2018. Photo by Colin McCann.

One day down, one to go in presidential interviews

Tristan Reyes & Hannah Lee | Feb 6, 2018

The presidential search committee finished a long day of interviews. Six in fact. A recap of the first three candidates can be found here. The presidential search committee will be interviewing six more...

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The Presidential Search Committee interviews candidate David Szymanski in 2018. Photo by Colin McCann.

Presidential Search Update: Committee interviews first three candidates

“Today is the fun day,” said Laurie Wilder, President of Parker Executive Search, beginning the orientation. The presidential search committee will be interviewing all 12 presidential candidates...

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Student tailgating at UNF suspended until 2018-2019 school year

Feb 5, 2018

Lot 18 plans in your future? Not anymore. According to an email sent from the University, student tailgating is suspended for the remainder of the semester. In a press conference, Director of Athletics...

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Gloria Turner turns down SG VP position

Colin McCann | Feb 5, 2018

On Feb. 2, acting Vice President Gloria Turner appeared before the Government Oversight Committee to announce that she has turned down the position of Student Body Vice President. Instead, she said...

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The flu at UNF: 48 recorded cases since December 2017

The flu at UNF: 48 recorded cases since December 2017

Cori Santucci | Feb 2, 2018

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 16,000 positive cases of influenza (both A and B strands) have been reported in the U.S. since the start of flu season this past November. The...

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